Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Euphorbia cyathophora

painted-leaf, wild poinsettia
  • Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
  • Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
  • Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

painted-leaf, wild poinsettia

Sinónimo(s):

Cyathophora picta, Poinsettia cyathophora

Especie del género:

Euphorbia cyathophora

Familia:

Euphorbiaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

flower

Tamaño:

2.0 to 3.0 ft tall by 1.0 to 2.0 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

yellow,green

Color de la fruta:

Fenología:

winter dormant

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers, Interesting Foliage

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Consideraciones:

Euphorbia cyathophora can be quite aggressive at times invading potted plants. Sap is a skin irritant and toxic.

Disponibilidad:

Friends

Propagación:

From herbaceous stem cuttings. Readily self-seeds. From seed.

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -a- Short very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray.

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand

pH del suelo:

6.1 to 7.8

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B,11

Las zonas del USDA se basan en la temperatura mínima extrema invernal anual promedio.

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators, Butterflies

Bees, butterflies and moths are attracted to the nectar and/or pollen.

Hábitats nativos:

Hammocks, pinelands, disturbed areas.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

There are colorful bracts surrounding the flower head.



This plant is found across the southern US and its range extends northward into the central plains.  The range in the western panhandle may be disjunct from the range further south and east in Florida.

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Florida Wildflower Foundation. (2021). Flower Friday: Paintedleaf. ( https://www.flawildflowers.org/flower-friday-euphorbia-cyathophora/ ). Accessed 2026. Florida Wildflower Foundation, Maitland, FL.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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